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Kessel Edgar E Ta at a glance

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Kessel Edgar E Ta

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$30k
Granted FY2025still arriving
17
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$6k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Education$136kRecreation & Sports$3kFood & Nutrition$2kYouth Development$2kHealth$2k
02FY2025 · 17 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$428k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY$5,500
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY$4,500
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI$4,000
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$2,000
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY$2,000
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA$2,000
HOWARD UNIVERSITY$1,500
OHIO UNIVERSITY$1,000
BALDWIN WALLACE UNIVERSITY$1,000
HIRAM COLLEGE$1,000
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY$1,000
THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO$1,000
SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO$1,000
RAPHAELS SCHOOL OF BEAUTY$500
CLINTON COLLEGE$500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY22–22) land where the poverty rate runs at 18%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO: $2k → 18%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
IL
MI
NY
OH
PA
KY
WV
TN
NC
SC
DC
LA
MS
AL
GA
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

79%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$114k · 20 repeat orgs$31k to everyone else

20 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
20

Total granted

$114k
$24k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+5%
+6%

Still filing today

35%
55%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY
    3× · 2021–2025 · $3k · revenue +11%
  • TU
    Tiffin University
    2× · 2020–2021 · $3k · revenue +31%
  • LE
    LAKE ERIE COLLEGE
    2× · 2020–2021 · $2k · revenue +18%

Funded once

  • NC
    NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND
    one grant, 2024 · $2k
  • TB
    THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF WITTENBERG COLLEGE
    one grant, 2022 · $2k · revenue +3%
  • HC
    HOCKING COLLEGE
    one grant, 2022 · $2k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
2
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
3
Albright College

As a diverse community of learners, we cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience.

Education
4
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
5
Hilbert College

Hilbert college is an independent institution of higher learning that embraces its catholic franciscan heritage and values. students from diverse backgrounds are educated in liberal arts and professional programs to become informed…

Education
6
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
7
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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8
Carleton College

See schedule o.founded in 1866, carleton college is a private, coeducational liberal arts college of 2,007 students located in the historic river town of northfield, minnesota. nationally recognized as the nation's top college for…

Education
9
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
10
Walsh University Inc

Walsh university is an independent, coeducational catholic, liberal arts and sciences institution dedicated to educating its students to become leaders in service to others through a values-based education with an international perspective…

Education
11
Trinity University

Trinity university is an independent co-educational university whose mission is excellence in the interrelated areas of teaching, research and services.

Education
12
Point Park University

Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Capital University; the most unlike its peers is Citrus County 4-H Association Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

23 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 23 of the 46 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/23
Grantees still filing
13/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY: $19,000 · OtherCLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITYKENT STATE UNIVERSITY: $14,250 · OtherKENT STATE UNIVERSITYTHE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY: $10,500 · OtherTHE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI: $10,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATIMIAMI UNIVERSITY: $8,000 · OtherMIAMI UNIVERSITYTHE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON: $7,750 · OtherTHE UNIVERSITY OF AKRONOHIO UNIVERSITY: $6,500 · OtherOHIO UNIVERSITYWEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY: $6,000 · OtherWEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITYCuyahoga Community College: $4,250 · OtherLAKELAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE: $3,750 · Other+15 more: $19,000 · Other+15 moreTHE HOWARD UNIVERSITY: $3,250 · EducationTHE HOWARD UNIVERSITYTiffin University: $3,000 · EducationTiffin UniversityCAPITAL UNIVERSITY: $2,500 · EducationCAPITAL UNIVERSITYLAKE ERIE COLLEGE: $2,000 · EducationLAKE ERIE COLLEGEURSULINE COLLEGE: $2,000 · EducationURSULINE COLLEGEHIRAM COLLEGE: $2,000 · EducationHIRAM COLLEGEIllinois Institute of Technology: $2,000 · EducationIllinois Institute of Tec…MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY: $2,000 · EducationMERCYHURST UNIVERSITYTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF WITTENBERG COLLEGE: $2,000 · EducationTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF…John Carroll University: $1,500 · EducationSOUTHERN UNIVERTY SYSTEM: $1,500 · EducationBETHANY COLLEGE: $1,500 · EducationClark Atlanta University Inc: $1,500 · Education+7 more: $6,250 · Education+7 moreCITRUS COUNTY 4-H ASSOCIATION INC: $2,000 · Youth Development
Other$109,000Education$33,000Youth Development$2,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE HOWARD UNIVERSITY: $3,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTiffin University: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCAPITAL UNIVERSITY: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCITRUS COUNTY 4-H ASSOCIATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetLAKE ERIE COLLEGE: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetURSULINE COLLEGE: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHIRAM COLLEGE: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetIllinois Institute of Technology: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMERCYHURST UNIVERSITY: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF WITTENBERG COLLEGE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJohn Carroll University: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN UNIVERTY SYSTEM: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBETHANY COLLEGE: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetClark Atlanta University Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Michigan: $1,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetColumbia College Chicago: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTalladega College: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFISK UNIVERSITY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew York University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBaldwin Wallace University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMarietta College: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCLINTON COLLEGE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Tiffin University ↗
  • Who funds CAPITAL UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds CITRUS COUNTY 4-H ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds LAKE ERIE COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds URSULINE COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds HIRAM COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds Illinois Institute of Technology ↗
  • Who funds MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF WITTENBERG COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds John Carroll University ↗
  • Who funds SOUTHERN UNIVERTY SYSTEM ↗
  • Who funds BETHANY COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds Clark Atlanta University Inc ↗
  • Who funds University of Michigan ↗
  • Who funds Columbia College Chicago ↗
  • Who funds THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO ↗
  • Who funds Talladega College ↗
  • Who funds FISK UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds New York University ↗
  • Who funds Baldwin Wallace University ↗
  • Who funds Marietta College ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

National Collegiate A…Premier Bank Foundati…The Blackbaud Giving …The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
National Collegiate Athletic AssociationIN15.6× affinity5 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Collegiate Athletic Association · Premier Bank Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Kessel Edgar E Ta funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Kessel Edgar E Ta. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 46 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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